Hair-waver



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD E. BARDSLEY, 0F CENTER TOWNSHIll?, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,

HAIR-WAVER.

Application led .Tune 23,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. BAnDsLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Center township, in the county of Camden and State'of NewJersey, (whose post-office address is Westville, Gloucester county, NewJersey,) have invented certain new andl useful Improvements inHair-VVavers, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to a device for producing in ladies hair theappearance conimonly known as the Marcel wave, in which the hair isgiven a peculiar complex wave which is characterized by having theindividual strands of hair waved in planes at an angle to the generalplane of the lock of hair in which said strands are associated:

The object of my invention is to provide a sim le and eiiicientv devicefor producing the Mlzircel wave, which device will be automatic in itsaction to produce the desired result, and which will require noparticular' skill on the part of the user in its manipulation. l

The nature and characteristic features of my invention will be lmorereadily understood from the following description, taken in connectionwith accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a device embodylng the main features of my presentinvention, with the operating jaws shown in the closed position but oneof thejaws thereoffbeing shown in dotted lines 1n the open positionready to receive the hair to be l waved; E y

Fig. 2 is a similar view, but with certain of the parts shown in anintermediate position Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the device; and

Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof, the operating jaws being shown inclosed position.

Referring to the drawings, in the particular embodiment of my inventiontherein shown, the saine comprises two members 5 and 6, so connected asto have a peculiar relative movement with respect to each otherashereinafter set forth.,

The member 5 comprises an arm 7, preferably made of thin flat material,and carried on the forward end of said arm 7 is one jaw 8 of the wavingdevice proper, which consists of a member preferably made of sheet metaland having an undulating wave-like operative surface, as shown in Fig.r4 ofl the Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJan. 11, 1921.

1920. serial No. 391,007.

drawings. The arm 7 is also provided with a heat insulating handle 9which carries a finger loop 10, in which one of the fingers of the useris adapted to be inserted to insure the proper actuation of the device.The arm 7 is provided near its rearward end with a horizontal slot 11,and 'at a position intermediate its end, with a slot-12 which ispreferably V shaped, these slots 11 and 12 being provided for a purposeto be presently eX- plained.

f lhe member 6 preferably comprises two thin fiat arms 13, 13, arrangedone on each side of the arm 7 of member 5, and carrying at their forwardends another jaw 14 of the waving device proper, which is alsopreferably made of sheet metal and having an operative surfacecomplemental to the operative surface of the jaw 8. A

The arms 13 also carry a' heat insulating handlel, which is alsovprovided with a finger loop 16 to insure the proper actuation of thedevice.

The rear ends of the arms 13 are connected to each other by means of apin or rivet 17 which passes through the horizontal slot 11 in the rearend of arm 7 of member 5, and likewise the arms 13 are connectedintermediate their ends by means of a pin or rivet 18 which extendsthrough the V shaped slot 12 in arm 7 of member 5, this arrangementbeing provided to cause the hair-pressing jaws 8 and 14 to vmove in thepeculiai` manner with respect to each other as hereinafter set forth. v

The ridges of the jaw 8-are provided with a plurality of hair engagingteeth 19 which are preferably struck'upy from thel material from whichthe jaw 8 is formed, and jin the depressed portions of the jaw 8 thereare provided slots 20. Likewise, the' ridges of the 'j aw 14 areprovided with a plurality of hair engaging teeth 21, similar to theteeth 19 of the jaw 8, and the depressed portions of the jaw 14 aresimilarly provided with slots 22, similar to the slots 20 of jaw 8. Theslots 20 'and 22 are provided so that as the complemental surfaces ofthe jaws 8 and 14 y approach each other the teeth 19 and 21 of said jawsmay extend into said slots without interference. The side edges of thejaw 14 are also provided with a plurality of hair engaging teeth 23. Theforegoing arrangement is provided so that as the jaw 14 approaches thejaw'8 the teeth 19, 21 and 23 will engage the strands of the hair anddraw and hold the same in the complex form known as the Marcel wave.

The operation of the device may now be readily understood. The jaws 8and 14 are heated in any usual manner, after which the user will causethe jaws to be separated, the jaw 14 occupying the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The portion of the hair to bewaved is now arranged between the open jaws 8 and 14, after which bycompressing the handles 9 and 15, the jaw 14 will be caused to approachthe jaw 8, and in so doing, through the coaction of the pins 1T and 18with the respective slots 11 and 12, the jaw 14 will also be caused totravel in a direction first rearward and then forward. In the latterpart of the movement of the jaw 14, the strands of hair which liebetween the aws 8 and 14 will be engaged by the teeth 19, 21 and 23, andthe hair will be caused to assume the complex shape known as a Marcelwave, this effect being obtained through the co-action of thecomplemental undulating surfaces of the jaws 8 and 14, together with thesliding movement of the jaw 14 with respect to the jaw 4, as the sameapproaches its final po` sition, the teeth 19, Q1 and 23 serving tomaintain the hair in this shape while the heat of the jaws 8 and 14 willfix the wave in the hair.

Having thus described the nature and characteristic features of myinvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, means for manually actuating said jawstoward each other, and means for automatically imparting lengthwisemovement to one of said jaws with respect to the other as said jawsapproach each other.

2. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental undulating operative surfaces, teeth projecting from theridges of said surfaces adapted to engage the strands of hair, means formanu ally actuating said jaws toward each other, and means forautomatically imparting lengthwise movement to one of said jaws withrespect to the other as said jaws approach each other.

3. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, means for manually actuating said jawstoward each other, and means for automatically causing one of said jawsto move forward with respect to the other as said jaws approach eachother.

4. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws` havingcomplemental unduforward with respect to the other as said jaws approacheach other.

5. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental undulating operative surfaces, teeth projecting from theridges of said surfaces adapted to engage the strands of hair, means formanually actuating said jaws toward each other, and means forautomatically causing one of said jaws to move forward with respect tothe other as said jaws approach each other.

6. A hair waver comprising` a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, arms carrying said jaws at their respectivefree ends, one of said arms having a horizontal slot in its rear end anda slot intermediate its ends having an inclined lower portion, and pinscarried by the other arm engaging said slots, the arrangement beingsuch` as to cause one of said jaws to autoznffitically move forward withrespect to the other as said arms are manually actuated toward eachother.

7. A hair waver comprising t pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental undul lating operative surfaces, teeth projecting? from theridges of saidV surfaces adapted to engage the strands of hair, armscarrying said jaws at their respective free ends, one of said armshaving a horizontal slot in its rear end and a slot intermediate itsends having an inclined lower portion, and pins carried by the other armengaging said slots, the arrangement being such as to cause one of saidjaws to automatically move forward with respect to the other as saidarms are manually actuated toward each other.

8. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, aV

pair of arms carrying said jaws at their respective free ends, one ofsaid arms having a horizontal slot in its rear end and a V shaped slotintermediate its ends, and pins carried by the other arm engaging saidslots, the arrangement being such as to cause one of said jaws toautomatically move first rearward and then forward with respect to theother as said arms are manually actuated toward each other.

9. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental undulating operative surfaces, teeth projecting from theridges of said surfaces adapted to engage the strands of hair, a pair ofarms carrying said jaws at their respective free ends, one of said armshaving a horizontal slot in its rear end and a V shaped slotintermediate its ends, and pins carried by the other arm engaging saidslots, the arrangement being such as to cause one of said jaws toautomatically move first rearward and then forward with respect to theother as said arms are manually actuated toward each other.

l0. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, arms carrying said jaws at their respectivefreef ends, one of said arms having a horizontal slot in its rear endand a slot intermediate its ends having an inclined lower portion, pinscarried by the other arm engaging said slots to cause one of said jawsto automatically move forward with respect to the other as said arms aremanually actuated toward each other, and heat insulating handles mountedon said arms for the manual actuation of the device.

11. A hair waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental operative surfaces, means on said surfaces adapted toengage the strands of hair, arms carrying said jaws at their respectivefree ends, one of said arms having a horizontal slot in its rear end anda slot intermediate its ends having an inclined lower portion, pinscarried by the other arm engaging said slots to cause one of said jawsto automatically move forward with respect to the other as said arms aremanually actuated toward each other, heat insulating handles mounted onsaid arms for the manual actuation of the device, and finger engagingloops carried by said handles.

l2. A hair Waver comprising a pair of hair pressing jaws havingcomplemental undulating operative surfaces, teeth projecting from theridges of said surfaces adapted to engage the strands of hair, a pair ofarms carrying said jaws at their respective free ends, one of said armshaving a horizontal slot in its rear end and a V shaped slotintermediate its ends, pins carried by the other arm engaging said slotsto cause oneV of said jaws to automatically move first rearward and thenforward with respect to the other as said arms are manually actuatedtoward each other, heat insulating handles mounted on said arms for themanual actuation of the device, and finger engaging loops carried bysaid handles.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

EDWARD E. BARDSLEY.

